Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-30
The Railway Postal Ser
vice WIN Not Be Af-
fected by the New
Law.
Marvellous Growth Of the
Bell Telephone During
the Year
A Tale of Saseriag-wAr On Rsuts-A
Challenge From England = Prize
Fight In PhIlade'phIa--DsAth
Rate Of Montana Cattle.
Home for Soldiers.


II Home for Soldiers.
Democrats OF Chicago.
) CEIcA6o. Mrch 29.-Up 90 midnight
] Msnday DO names had been formally
az even definitely decided uPon By the
} Democratic Oomnittee. When the
! committee net last night 81 airs were
} Ia statn quo, and an adjournment vas
again taken 60 permit sub -oammigeees
to resume their quest fer some one 20
place before the Convention, which
meets today 10 nominate candidate
for Mayor.
After being 10 session about an hour
the Democratic City Convention ad-
jouFned sine de without beine ahle TO
decide upon the head Of the ticket.
Chairman Hoffman Of the Convention
sas authorized TO APPOINT q eoamittee
Of fifty Democrats Who will, II possible,
accomplish what the Convention vas
unable to perform.
When the Convention adjourned. ths
chairman hurriedly withdrew 20 private
apartu enta. where be called 10 his sid
sevsfal prominent Democrats. After
three hours conference. a committee Of
hfty Democrats was selected 10 meet
tomorrow and nominate ticket. The
list contains the names Of many Of the
most prominent business men In the
city. Each Of the three newspapers
having Democratic leanings has its edit.
ors called on 70 act As members Of the
| committee.
Railway Postal Service Vet Affected.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Ths Pest
master General has issued the following
circular. addressed to DivisioB Saperin-
tendents. Inspectors, and other officers
aad employees Of the Railway Mail Ser
vice:
The attention Of this Department
has been invited by the ofiieers Of Rail
road Companies 10 the Inter State Com
DeFce Act, With inquiry ss TO how far
those provisions which they bad deemed
restrictive on free haai affset persons or
employees 10 the postal service. rhe
correspondence has almost universally !
contaiRed sn expression OF unwilling |
ness 10 eontinus the fasilii Is heretofore |
sff lrded, unless such a cougse be in con |
travention Of law. In order 10 obtain 3 |
satisfactory exposition OF this point the |
opinion OF the Attorney General was so |
liciled as % whether there vas anything |
IN the act which prohibits the praetisss |
heretofore prevailing. The Attorney |
Generals opinion II tnat the Inter-State |
Act does not affect the postal service. |
but IL in the regulation OF commerce |
only"
BeIl Telephone Affairs.
BOSTON, March 29.-Ths annual re /
port Of the directors OF the Bell Tele-
phone Company, submitted today, |
shows an iucrease Of 93lS subscribers as |
against 1853 in 1885. Toe company
controls IA. .1S5 miles Of wire, 26l3 miles |
Of which are under ground. Tue aver
sgs connections for the year are 3l2, |
sos 7l0. The policy Of extending the
underground wires Is 20 BE continues. 1
which will involve q large Outlay In the /
future. Terminal facilities have been |
secured In Philadelphia, and I nR line |
service between that city and Nav York |
will soon be established A line for a |
losg line between Nav York and Bos- |
ton vill be completed during the pres
ent year. The Canadian COMPANY has |
increased its net earnings from Sl53, 600 |
last year 70 Sl90.565 this year. TIE
treasureF's report was then read. The
election Of directors for the ensuing |
year resulted as fsllows: Francis Blake
Charles p. Bowditeh, Geo. l. Bradley,
Charming o. Lapp. Alex Cochran, VIM.
j. EOLUtMs OuAa. LflAAlHs AAuOQANl OAA
diner, @. Hubbard. John 4 HUDSON,
Robert b. Minturs. Charles f. Perkins
and Thomas Sanders.
A Ta1e 81 suRe ring.
NEW YonK, March 29.-The bark
Soott's Bay arrived here today from
Lisbon. She reports that she sighted
on March 24th a water logged and dis
masted vesssl. boat wss lowered, 81
thoagh the sea vas very heavy. The
mate and four scam en-, after sevsrAl nc
tenpta. boarded the vessel. The cap
taiR and second mate we're the only sur
vivors, the mate, steward and tgO col
ored seamen having died on the pre-
yious night. The survivors were almost
exhausted. They we're not able 10 talk,
and had to be hoisted on board the
SCOTS Bay. They had been isshed for
- hours on top ef the cabin. and were
/ without food or wateF, and their eloth
ing vas torn to rags. The vessel was
| the schooner hsToas Davis. Captain
Williams, from Fsrdinanda for Phila
deiphia.
war oa ReBta
EEw YoRx, March 2s.-It is an
nsuneed tbAt all she labor oTRsnszi-
tions associated with the Central Labor
Union are preparing for = campaign
against city landlords on the lst Of
MAY. Thsir intention is 10 unite In q
demand for Is PER cent. reduetiens 10
Fepts after that day. The Uni0n
pledges its II 20 back up the movement.
A Challenge Fram EnGIand.
NEW YoEK. March 29.-The steamer
| Eiruria, whish arrived yesterday. |
broughf 9 long letter and s1ndFy offisial /
documents from the Secretary % the |
I Royai Y ,eht Club to the Secretary OF |
she Mes York Yscht Clnb, making q |
ebaiisnee 10 due form on behalf Of the
uow ssoieh cutter yacht Thistle. osnsa /
by James Ball, Of GlasgOS, 90 race wifh /
anv American yacht fsr the Americas
cap. the International emblem which /
the Puritan and Gsnesia sailed for iass
seassn. fhe COMMITTEES IN charge OF
the sup met today and M Ell OF scoepted /
tbe ehsilenge, thoagh 81 9il have 10 10
before tbe ciab Tor ratification.
Prize Ftgkt IN Philadelphia.
PRLEnEfPHIk. March IA Sight BE- |
sween jimmy Mashsil ~ this eiry sud /
/ p d3y SmitL Of Brooklyn for TIE Police /
! Gaxsffs diamond bell and iiRht weight /
I cham pionship II An -rtos took place /
/ last , u 80 tLe utAI At1 pt uAtAAttAt 1
| 10 tbe neart Of the eity. 5 xtesn r0auds 4
wers fouzbt shsn the sQhf WAs eselaFed /
1 4 draw amia soene Of wiia eonfusioB
/ ln the frst eight rounds Mitchell esd /
very eAutiossis. apparently iackinR con /
fdspse, buf aftsr that be rezssned uerye 1
l and IL was plain 10 all thai sUTtk vas /
overnaatehsd. In tie sixteenth rouat 1
Mitchell s.FBck Snith = hssvY blOw ~ .
/ me ssousoh, causiuR him 20 fall 90 bis
I face frsm weakness Then tue seconds /
/ Fusned 10, and thsiF wFangBing oa1ssd q /
general fush uf spectators % the Fing- /
/ In ths midsk % this disorder The fsfsfes |
/ dsci4red the hrnt . dFag. The nsiss /
attracted tie astsntian Of polissman
On that bsai. Uho aions a1ards1 TIE
/ naFrow exit With 9 revolver and nler his
whistle for hslp. several q tbe spso-
tafora esespsd by q rear Windov. het